Results from the 2020 MTS Alumni Research Survey
Dr. Abhik Roy
June 01, 2020
Response Rates
The MS CTS Alumni Research Survey was administered between December 5, 2019 - December 20, 2019. From the 12 members solicited, seven (7) individuals in the study. Out of those, six (6) provided usable responses after denoting their completion date.
Feedback
Respondents generally indicated that they enrolled in the program to strengthen their research skills and abilities followed by seeking a mechanism for a mentored research experience.
This can be further explored in the following table.
Respondents denoted multiple reasons for joining the program with many selecting that the curriculum aligned with the skills that they either (1) needed or (2) wished to develop with program flexibility and availibility on the web as the most noted motives.
Basis for Enrollment
Quality of Extracurricular Components
Research Activities
A majority of those who responded (67%) denoted that they were required to perform research in their respective career roles.
Program Benefits, Drawbacks and Challenges
Five out of six participants noted that the program was beneficial. Additionally only one alumni discussed any challenges associated with the program, though the situation was resolved. A summarized tree is included with specific responses provided in the table.
Gauging Loyalty
An assessment of respondent Net Promoter Scores ®, 33% of the participants are loyal enthusiasts who are likely to encourage others to apply while 50% are satisfied but will not necessarily be active promoters of the program.
Analyses, visuals and markdowns were originally created using R and R Studio. Data sets are under the ownership of WVCTSI principle investigators while all source code were written and are maintained by Abhik Roy.
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